ABC7 is tracking crime and safety across Los Angeles and in your neighborhood.
Homicides
Last 12 months
Through November 21
Average Homicides
Yearly average
2019 to 2021
Homicide Rate
Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months
Average Homicide Rate
Per 100,000 people
2019 to 2021
Homicides over the last 12 months are trending
However, the murder rate in the areas of the county policed by the
LAPD and Sheriff’s Department over the last 12 months is
The Los Angeles area averaged about
One way to think about the danger: three years ago, the murder rate
in the area was
The risk is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood.
ABC7’s data team looked at data from the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department by neighborhood from 2019 through November 21, 2022, the latest date for which records are available from the two agencies. Totals here include murders, but not involuntary manslaughter or justifiable homicide.
The map color codes each police district by the homicide rate over the last 12 months. The three darker blues highlight neighborhoods where the murder rate is higher than the citywide rate.
Click on any area to see detailed numbers or the buttons at the bottom of the map to switch between numbers and rates.
You can find your neighborhood by using the box at the top of the map to search for any street, place, landmark or zip code to zoom to that location.